Al Hilal will host Al Nassr in the Super EL Clasico match for the final's spot

One of the biggest matches in the Saudi Super Cup is all set take to place between two of the biggest Saudi clubs on Monday. The current Saudi Arabia Pro League table topper Al Hilal will host the second-placed Al Nassr in the semi-final of the Saudi Super Cup (08th April 2024) at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in the Riyadh derby. Cristiano Ronaldo-led Yellow Submarine is currently dominating the pro league, on the other hand, Al-Hilal is prowess on the top of the table with 77 points after 27 league matches, and they are yet to lose a match in this competition. 

The sublime three goals from skipper Ronaldo ensured three crucial points for Al Nassr against Abha on Wednesday (03rd April 2024), After completing the first half hattrick, the 39-year-old Portugese striker was rested but soon after that the goals fest did not stop when other players also made hay while the sun shone. The likes of Mane (33), Abdulmajeed AI-Sulaiheem (44), Abdulrahman Ghareeb (51) Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa (63 and 86) continued the goals carnage against Abha and punished them by 8-0. On the other hand, Damac shared a point against the bottom fragger Al Hazm and held at a stalemate of 0-0.

The Visitors Al Hilal thrashed Al Khaleej with a scoreline of 4-1 on Saturday(06th April 2024). Al-Za'eem’s goals were scored by the likes of Saleh Alshehri (7), Malcolm's superb brace(42 and 48) and Al-Hamdan finished things with the final goal of the match with a penalty on (90+6). The table toppers are currently enjoying their best time in the league and they are delighted to achieve world football history by winning 28 consecutive matches. On the other hand, Al Khaleej stayed in tenth place with 34 points after 27 league matches.

In the head-to-head battle, Al Hilal and Al Nassr have squared off 58 times, in those played matches. Al Hilal is leading the chart against the yellow submarine with 31-14 matches which is almost twice the numbers against Ronaldo’s side whereas their 13 matches ended in a deadlock. In the Super Cup competition, both sides have faced each other two times and both picked a win, this match is going to be their third match in this competition when they collide on Monday night.

In their previous head-to-head meetings, Al Hilal defeated Al Nassr by 2-0 in a club friendlies competition in February 2024, whereas they also thrashed Ronaldo’s yellow submarine by 3-1 in the Saudi Arabia Pro League competition back in December 2023. It is fair enough to say that Al-Za'eem has always had an upper hand against their arch-rivals. It is going to be an intriguing battle when the two sides collide for the final spot in the Super El Classico. 

Match Details

Match: Al Hilal vs Al Nassr

Date: Tuesday, 09th April 2024

Time: 1:00 AM IST

Venue: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium

Form: Al Hilal vs Al Nassr

Al Hilal (in all competitions): W-W-W-W-W

Al Nassr (in all competitions): L-W-W-W-W

Head to Head

Total Matches – 58

Al Hilal wins – 31

Al Nassr wins – 14

Draws – 13

Probable Playing XI - Al Hilal vs Al Nassr

Al Hilal:(4-3-3) Yassine Bono; Renan Lodi; Kalidou Koulibaly; Ali Al Bulayhi; Saud Abdulhamid; Ruben Neves; Sergej Milinković-Savic; Mohamed Kanno; Malcom; Saleh Al Shehri; Salem Al Dawsari.

Al Nassr: (4-3-3) David Ospina; Nawaf Boushal; Ali Lajmi; Aymeric Laporte; Alex Telles; Marcelo Brozovic; Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem; Otavio; Sadio Mane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Abdulrahman Ghareeb.

Match Prediction:

On paper, Al Hilal seems to be the favourite for this match but you don't want to go against the 5-time Balon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and his side. We anticipate Al Hilal to win this match by 2-0 and seal the final's berth.